2011 Twenty20 Cup
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Leicestershire Foxes (3rd title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 151 |
| Most runs | Andrew McDonald, Leicestershire (584) |
| Most wickets | Tim Phillips, Essex (26) |
| Official website | CricInfo |
The 2011 Friends Life t20 was the second season of the Friends Life t20, England's premier domestic Twenty20 competition. The season ran from 1 June to 27 August 2011. The teams in the tournament remained the same as the previous season.
The schedule of the tournament had been widely criticised for being too long and therefore certain games had very few fans. The ECB announced that they retained the same schedule as it generates a lot of revenue for the smaller counties.[1]
The winner and runner-up of the tournament qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 qualifying stage.[2]
Group stage
North Group
Table
Template:2011 Friends Life t20 North Group Points Table
Results
Template:2011 Friends Life t20 North Group
June
July
South Group
Table
Template:2011 Friends Life t20 South Group Points Table
Results
Template:2011 Friends Life t20 South Group
June
(H) Essex
204/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Gloucestershire
83 (13.3 overs) |
Essex won by 122 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford |
5 June
Scorecard |
(H) Somerset
235/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Middlesex
195/9 (20 overs) |
Somerset won by 40 runs
County Ground, Taunton |
(H) Sussex
163/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Middlesex
164/5 (19.5 overs) |
Middlesex won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Hove |
Somerset
225/2 (20 overs) |
v
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Essex (H)
82 (10.3 overs) |
Somerset won by 143 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford |
(H) Essex
162/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Hampshire
136 (18.3 overs) |
Essex won by 26 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford |
24 June
Scorecard |
(H) Somerset
177/4 (15 overs) |
v
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Sussex
40/2 (3.4 overs) |
No result
County Ground, Taunton |
26 June
Scorecard |
Gloucestershire
254/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Middlesex (H)
149/8 (20 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 105 runs
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground |
26 June
Scorecard |
Glamorgan
166/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Somerset (H)
172/3 (15.4 overs) |
Somerset won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Taunton |
July
1 July
Scorecard |
(H) Middlesex
121/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Hampshire
124/3 (17 overs) |
Hampshire won by 7 wickets
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground |
2 July
Scorecard |
(H) Essex
139/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Middlesex
131/8 (20 overs) |
Essex won by 8 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford |
3 July
Scorecard |
Gloucestershire
121 (18.2 overs) |
v
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Sussex (H)
125/4 (18.1 overs) |
Sussex won by 6 wickets
Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground |
Glamorgan
132/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Sussex (H)
134/6 (19.2 overs) |
Sussex won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Hove |
8 July
Scorecard |
(H) Somerset
170/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Gloucestershire
155/9 (20 overs) |
Somerset won by 15 runs
County Ground, Taunton |
Glamorgan
144/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Essex (H)
146/5 (19.1 overs) |
Essex won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford |
10 July
Scorecard |
Hampshire
193/2 (20 overs) |
v
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Sussex (H)
81 (17.1 overs) |
Hampshire won by 112 runs
County Ground, Hove |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Nottinghamshire (H) | 169/5 | ||||||||||||
| S4 | Somerset | 172/4 | ||||||||||||
| S4 | Somerset (D/L; Super Over) | 94/5 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Hampshire | 138/4 | ||||||||||||
| N4 | Durham | 99 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Hampshire (H) | 154/6 | ||||||||||||
| S4 | Somerset | 127/9 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Leicestershire | 145/6 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Leicestershire (H) | 206/7 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | Kent | 203/3 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Leicestershire (D/L; Super Over) | 132/6 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Lancashire | 79/6 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Lancashire | 152/8 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Sussex (H) | 132/8 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Kent
203/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Leicestershire (H)
206/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
(H) Nottinghamshire
169/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Somerset
172/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
Semi-finals
Leicestershire
132/6 (18 overs) |
v
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Lancashire
79/6 (11 overs) |
- Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain originally reduced the match to 18 overs per side.
- Rain further reduced Lancashire's innings to 11 overs with a revised target of 80 according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
Hampshire
138/4 (15.5 overs) |
v
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Somerset
94/6 (10 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced Hampshire's innings to 15.5 overs and revised Somerset's target to 95 runs from 10 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
Final
Leicestershire
145/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Somerset
127/9 (20 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Highest team totals
The following table lists the six highest team scores in the season.
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 254/3 | Middlesex Panthers | Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground |
| Somerset | 235/5 | Middlesex Panthers | County Ground, Taunton |
| Somerset | 225/2 | Essex Eagles | County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 215/6 | Yorkshire Carnegie | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 213/4 | Durham Dynamos | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Essex Eagles | 209/5 | Somerset | Recreation Ground, Bath |
Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McDonald | Leicestershire Foxes | 584 | 17 | 53.09 | 128.35 | 96* | 0 | 7 | 53 | 9 |
| Alex Hales | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 544 | 16 | 34.00 | 146.63 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 14 |
| Stephen Moore | Lancashire Lightning | 522 | 17 | 34.80 | 133.16 | 76 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 13 |
| Marcus Trescothick | Somerset | 507 | 16 | 39.00 | 162.50 | 108* | 1 | 3 | 65 | 19 |
| Azhar Mahmood | Kent Spitfires | 485 | 14 | 40.41 | 143.91 | 106* | 1 | 3 | 50 | 12 |
Highest scores
This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
| Player | Team | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin O'Brien | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 119 | 52 | 7 | 11 | Middlesex Panthers | Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground |
| Marcus Trescothick | Somerset | 108* | 61 | 12 | 5 | Essex Eagles | County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Azhar Mahmood | Kent Spitfires | 106* | 57 | 13 | 3 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham |
| Hamish Marshall | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 102 | 54 | 11 | 4 | Middlesex Panthers | County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Murray Goodwin | Sussex Sharks | 100* | 59 | 9 | 3 | Surrey Lions | County Ground, Hove |
Most wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Phillips | Essex Eagles | 26 | 15 | 13.23 | 11.3 | 7.02 | 4/22 |
| Danny Briggs | Hampshire Royals | 23 | 16 | 14.91 | 13.0 | 6.83 | 5/19 |
| Harry Gurney | Leicestershire Foxes | 23 | 14 | 15.39 | 13.0 | 7.10 | 3/25 |
| Darren Pattinson | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 23 | 16 | 17.39 | 12.8 | 8.13 | 5/25 |
| Tim Southee | Essex Eagles | 22 | 15 | 18.95 | 14.1 | 8.01 | 6/16 |
Best bowling figures
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
| Player | Team | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arul Suppiah | Somerset | 3.4 | 6/5 | Glamorgan Dragons | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Tim Southee | Essex Eagles | 4.0 | 6/16 | Glamorgan Dragons | County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Paul Collingwood | Durham Dynamos | 3.0 | 5/6 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Rich Pyrah | Yorkshire Carnegie | 4.0 | 5/16 | Dynamos | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough |
| Naved-ul-Hasan | Susex Sharks | 3.1 | 5/17 | Essex Eagles | County Ground, Hove |
References
- ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/482817.html
- ^ "Six-team qualifier for Champions League". CricInfo. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.